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Digital developments and employment: Understanding trends in Africa

3 February 2025

research. It emphasizes that employment is central to inclusive growth, ...

Africa's digital future: From theory to action

20 November 2021

attracted much research interest around the world. But few publications (until ... of whom are members of the extended research network of the NWU, the WTO Chairs Programme and the TRADE research entity Author(s): Wilma Viviers, ...

An investigation of the determinants of foreign exchange reserves in Southern African countries.

29 October 2020

The controversy whether the “fear of floating” or the “fear of capital mobility” determines a country’s foreign reserve holdings is an ongoing research debate. This issue remains unresolved in global economic ...

Non-linear Effects of Public Debt on Economic Growth in Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Countries.

29 October 2020

Over the years, public debt has been an important source of funding the growth and development projects for developing countries. As a result, public debt size in these countries has risen substantially over the past decades. In particular, sub-Saharan Af ...

‘The Welfare Effects of Economic Integration in the Tripartite Free Trade Area

29 October 2020

This paper employs the WITS-SMART simulation model to examine the welfare effects of economic integration in the TFTA region. The results indicate that welfare gains are skewed, and some countries and economic sectors are poised to gain more than others. ...

Brexit and European Union disintegration: Lessons for the Africa's Integration

29 October 2020

On the 29 March 2017 the former British PM Theresa May invoked Article 50 and officially began the process of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union, also popularly known as ‘Brexit’. There have been very many analyses about the consequen ...

Identifying export opportunities between IORA member states using the TRADE-DSM® methodology

29 October 2020

Jansen van Rensburg, S.J., Viviers, W., Cameron, M. & Parry, A. 2019. Identifying export opportunities between IORA member states using the TRADE-DSM® methodology: A case study involving South Africa and Thailand. Journal of Indian Ocean Region, 15(1) ...

Designing a new methodology for customs risk models

29 October 2020

Effective risk management is a prerequisite to find an acceptable balance between the objectives of a customs operation and the streamlined flow of goods. The customs operations in many developing countries are characterised by high levels of physical ins ...

Firm-level investment and exporting: New empirical evidence from Ghana and Tanzania.

29 October 2020

Using firm-level data from two selected African countries, we examine whether firm-level investment in physical capital is a possible channel through which less productive firms gain entry into export markets. Our findings reveal that non-exporters who in ...

Powering economic growth and development in Africa: telecommunication operations.

29 October 2020

This study investigates the effect of telecommunication operations on economic growth and development in selected African countries. The analysis considers a panel of 46 African countries from 2000 to 2015. To measure economic growth, real gross domestic ...

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